This week we are joined by Gary Mitchell and Mikey Pullman. We talk about net neutrality, and oh so much news.

DUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE – Net Neutrality
 https://www.savetheinternet.com/net-neutrality-what-you-need-know-now

NEWS

The Malaysian deputy minister claims that atheism is unconstitutional in his country
 http://www.todayonline.com/world/atheism-unconstitutional

An Indian Hindu nationalist MP has offered $1.5 million for the head of a Bollywood star and director
 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/india-bollywood-beheading-bounty-deepika-padukone-padmavati-surajpal-amu-sanjay-leela-bhansali-a8066566.html

More than 300 dead in mosque attack in Egypt
 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/egypt-sinai-mosque-attack-live-latest-updates-news-death-toll-bomb-shooting-explosion-a8073481.html

An Adventist church has been shot at
 https://atoday.org/bullets-fired-at-adventist-church-in-gaithersburg-md/

There’s a man who might kill his “demon possessed” son
 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/21/man-says-he-may-kill-his-12-year-old-demon-possessed-son/

Teen girls court men in the Evangelical world
 http://www.bradenton.com/news/local/article185408543.html

An Australian Catholic school had had to cover up their newest statue after the internet noticed where the loaf is positioned
 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5105765/Adelaide-Catholic-School-covers-brand-new-statue.html

A flat Earther is planning on doing a rocket launch to prove the world is flat
 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mike-hughes-rocket-launch-flat-earth_us_5a18495fe4b0649480741ff4
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/25/man-delays-plan-to-launch-himself-in-homemade-rocket-to-prove-earth-is-flat/

American Atheists does not want bigots
 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/20/shrinking-the-tent-how-american-atheists-wont-tolerate-intolerance/

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DUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE – The week and the day of worship

NEWS

The Trump administration is lifting the ban on importing elephant trophies from two countries
 http://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-admin-reverse-ban-elephant-trophies-africa/story?id=51178663

A bizarre and meaningless fetal personhood measure has been added to the GOP tax bill
 https://www.alternet.org/right-wing/gop-sneaks-creation-fetal-personhood-tax-bill-giant-giveaway-anti-choice-religious-right

Idaho Rep Raul Labrador is running for governor and proud of the endorsement he got from a pastor
 http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2017/nov/16/amid-national-debate-over-churches-role-politics-labrador-touts-pastors-endorsement/

FFRF has asked an Indiana elementary school to stop the Bible club it is running and to stop promoting and registering students for a class at a nearby church
 https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/30915-ffrf-asks-ind-school-to-shut-down-bible-club

The Australian people have voted in favor of marriage equality!
 http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/asia/australia-same-sex-marriage-yes/index.html

Another anti-LGBT GOP politician has been busted having sex with another man
 https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/11/family-values-legislator-quits-caught-sex-man-office/

A former bishop has started a petition calling on the Mormon church to stop asking children about sex and masturbation
 https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/protect-the-children-stop-mormon-masturbation-interviews.html

Flat Earthers held an international conference
 http://www.iflscience.com/space/flat-earthers-just-held-a-conference-and-it-was-as-ridiculous-as-you-think/

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DUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE – Heresy and Schism

NEWS

Christian nationalist protests in Poland
 http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/12/europe/poland-warsaw-nationalist-march/index.html

God’s Army patrolling streets in North Phoenix
 http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/security-or-vigilantism-gods-army-patrolling-the-streets-of-north-phoenix

Roy Moore tried to seduce teenage girls in his 30s
 https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/woman-says-roy-moore-initiated-sexual-encounter-when-she-was-14-he-was-32/2017/11/09/1f495878-c293-11e7-afe9-4f60b5a6c4a0_story.html

29% of Alabamans are now even more likely to vote for Moore because of the allegations
 http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/360010-poll-37-percent-of-alabama-evangelicals-more-likely-to-vote-for-moore-after

Alabama state auditor cities the bible as evidence that Moore didn’t do anything wrong
 http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/alabama-state-auditor-defends-roy-moore-against-sexual-allegations-invokes-mary-and-joseph/article/2640217

Salem-Keizer School District informed staff they they need to inform the police if any students are sexually active
 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/11/03/sexually-active-students-must-be-reported-to-law-enforcement-or-state-officials-ore-school-district-says/

House has taken the attack on the Johnson amendment a step further
 https://au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/the-house-republicans-assault-on-the-johnson-amendment-just-got-a-lot-worse

Congressman Huffman has come out as a non-believer
 https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/congressman-jared-huffman-comes-out-as-a-non-believer-and-rips-trumps-phony-religious-pandering/

Trans-woman defeated the author of Virginia’s trans bathroom bill in last week’s election
 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/danica-roem-transgender-virgina-house-state-win-bob-marshall-bathrooms-bill-anti-trans-lgbt-rights-a8043466.html

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This week we are joined by Erin Riley and talk about high powered murder machines, Irish nuns blocking principals, the impending doom of the Johnson Amendment, attacks on abortion and birth control, and more.

NEWS

8 were killed in the Manhattan truck attack
 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Lower_Manhattan_attack

26 dead in Texas church shooting
 https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/texas-church-shooting/several-casualties-reported-texas-church-shooting-n817751

Irish nuns have blocked a Protestant and a single mom from principal jobs
 https://extra.ie/news/irish-news/nun-blocks-unmarried-mothers-promotion

Pat Robertson claims that God may have let a 15 year old die to keep him from drinking or becoming an atheist
 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/02/pat-robertson-god-let-a-15-year-old-die-to-stop-him-from-becoming-an-atheist/

GOP tax bill would allow churches to endorse political candidates
 http://thehill.com/policy/finance/358447-gop-tax-bill-would-allow-churches-to-endorse-political-candidates

The House is has a bill that would ban abortions once heartbeats are detectable. That would be at about six weeks and effectively ban abortion.
 http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/358223-republicans-consider-ban-on-abortion-after-heartbeat-is-detected

The EPA cited the Bible in its rule to no longer allow scientists to advise them if they’ve done any research funded by the EPA
 https://www.buzzfeed.com/zahrahirji/epa-pruitt-new-science-advisors

Notre Dame is taking advantage of Trump’s new rules and dropping the coverage they aren’t providing (the insurance company is) for contraceptives
 https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/10/31/16584026/notre-dame-birth-control

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DUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE – Church Governance

NEWS

A 4’ cross draped in pig parts was left in the parking lot of the Twin Falls Islamic Center.
 http://magicvalley.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-investigate-cross-wrapped-in-pig-parts-at-twin-falls/article_78abb1f7-08fa-5eb1-8158-91e254e6b19f.html

Mom who was charged in her daughter’s female genital mutilation is complaining about the ankle bracelet
 http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2017/10/24/female-genital-mutilation-mom-tether/797103001/

Woman sentenced in the beating of her daughter over Bible verses
 http://fox43.com/2017/10/26/woman-accused-of-beating-daughter-over-bible-verses-sentenced-to-2-12-to-5-years-in-state-prison/

O’Reilly is mad at God for not protecting him
 https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/bill-oreilly-admits-hes-mad-at-god-for-not-protecting-him-from-sexual-misconduct-allegations/

Russian nuclear missle test mistaken for alien invasion
 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/27/russia-nuclear-missile-tests-spark-alien-invasion-rumours/

Israeli bill would block non-Jews from parliament
 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20171028-proposal-to-ban-non-jews-from-election-to-israeli-parliament/

Saudi Crown Prince wants to lead the country to a more moderate position
 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/24/saudi-prince-promises-lead-country-back-moderate-islam/

Areas in the Netherlands with legal prostitution saw a 30-40% drop in sexaul assault and rape in the first two years
 https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20150299

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DUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE – Contraceptives, Abortion, and Religion

NEWS

Trump says that Pence wants to hang all gay people
 http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-says-mike-pence-wants-hang-all-gay-people-685759

According to a lawsuit, support of Trump needs the same protection that religion has
 https://www.salon.com/2017/10/17/maga-hat-lawsuit-greg-piatek-the-happiest-hour/

Indiana county ended needle exchange program because of morals and the Bible
 https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/20/16507902/indiana-lawrence-county-needle-exchange

The 4th Circuit ruled that a public cross in Maryland is unconstitutional
 https://americanhumanist.org/press-releases/appellate-court-rules-maryland-cross-unconstitutional/

A Miami congressional candidate claims to have been in an alien spaceship as a kid
 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article178813586.html

Australia has removed insurance subsidies for most alternative medicine
 https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/australia-ends-insurance-subsidies-for-naturopathy-homeopathy-and-more/

New Zealand’s new prime minister left the LDS church over LGBT rights and identifies as an agnostic
 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/new-zealand-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-quit-mormon-church-lgbt-rights-a8012676.html

Saudi Arabia is considering making sexual harassment a crime, clerics continue to blame women for rape
 http://www.rpfront.com/world/dont-blame-men-women-are-the-cause-of-harassment-and-adultery-saudi-cleric-says

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NEWS

Trump claimed to have spoken with the president of the US Virgin Islands
 http://www.newsweek.com/trump-doesnt-know-hes-president-us-virgin-islands-684308

Trump spoke at the Family Research Counsel’s Values Voters Summit
 http://www.npr.org/2017/10/13/557459193/trump-set-to-address-values-voter-summit-for-first-time-as-president

Trump wants to shut down NBC and other networks critical of him
 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-nbc-license-ban-tweet-cnn-shut-down-fake-news-threat-latest-a7994861.html

Rexburg, ID, home of BYU-Idaho rejected a resolution to put “In God We Trust” in their chambers because it might alienate non-Christian
 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/07/idaho-city-rejects-in-god-we-trust-sign-to-avoid-alienating-non-christians/

SDA Annual Council Continues Unity in Mission Process
 https://spectrummagazine.org/article/2017/10/08/call-action
https://atoday.org/annual-meeting-of-adventist-governing-body-decides-unity-procedures-not-ready/

About half of Israeli Jews think Arabs should be expelled
 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/almost-half-of-israeli-jews-want-ethnic-cleansing-palestinians-wake-up-call-survey-finds-a6919271.html

Mobs in Malawi have been hunting vampires
 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/vampire-scare-triggers-mob-violence-prompts-u-n-pull-staff-n809386

A new study suggests it would only take a few decades for the Yellowstone supervolcano to charge and erupt
 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/10/yellowstone-supervolcano-erupt-faster-thought-science/

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DUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE – Faith, Works, Grace, and Will

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FFRF has won their housing allowance lawsuit again.
 https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/30540-ffrf-wins-major-housing-allowance-challenge-again

Cardinal Burke says that people in same sex relationships shouldn’t be allowed around children.
 http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/international-news-news/cardinal-says-gay-relatives-kept-away-children/162637

Jeff Sessions has issued a guidance memo that puts religious freedom above all else in discrimination claims.
 http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/breaking_attorney_general_issues_sweeping_religious_liberty_license_to_discriminate_that_will_endanger_lgbt_people

The contraceptive mandate is being narrowed by the Trump administration.
 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/trump-administration-could-narrow-affordable-care-acts-contraception-mandate/2017/10/05/16139400-a9f0-11e7-92d1-58c702d2d975_story.html

Anti-abortion GOP congressman will retire after discovery he pressured his mistress to get an abortion
 https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/10/04/us/politics/representative-tim-murphy-retire-abortion.html

Missouri Satanist’s abortion waiting period and informed consent suit has been transferred to the state supreme court
 http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article177663856.html

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DUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE – Signs of the Times

NEWS

Puerto Rico
 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-helps-suffering-puerto-ricans-by-throwing-paper-towels-at-them_us_59d3db64e4b0218923e5b4f7

Las Vegas
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Las_Vegas_Strip_shooting
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The US voted against a UN resolution against executing people for being gay.
 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-gay-sex-death-penalty-un-same-sex-relations-human-rights-council-saudi-arabia-iraq-nikki-haley-a7980981.html

Jamaica’s Adventist prime minister wants to partner with the church to fight crime with religious conversion.
 https://atoday.org/jamaicas-adventist-prime-minister-announces-plans-to-partner-with-churches-on-social-intervention/

Michigan parents let newborn die of jaundice because “God makes no mistakes”.
 http://fox17online.com/2017/09/29/infant-dies-after-couple-ignores-medical-advice-insists-god-makes-no-mistakes/

Colorado school failed a student because she’s an outspoken atheist
 https://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/colorado-school-intentionally-failed-student-because-of-her-outspoken-atheism-lawsuit/

Saudi Arabia has finally decided to allow women to drive.
 https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-women-drive.html

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Prince Harry made sign of the devil while meeting Melania Trump
 http://jezebel.com/conspiracy-prince-harry-meets-melania-makes-the-sign-1818693372

14 year old JW forced to accept blood transfusion by Quebec court
 http://montrealgazette.com/news/14-year-old-jehovahs-witness-forced-to-receive-blood-transfusion

Saudi cleric thinks women have a quarter of a brain
 http://stepfeed.com/women-can-t-drive-because-they-have-a-quarter-of-a-brain-saudi-sheikh-says-9113

French Catholic cardinal to face trial
 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/philippe-barbarin-child-sex-abuse-not-report-trial-court-france-cardinal-catholic-church-a7955521.html

Trump judicial appointee thinks trans kids are part of Satan’s plan
 http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/20/politics/kfile-jeff-mateer-lgbt-remarks/index.html

Two Buddhists may have destroyed an ecosystem setting animals free
 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/24/two-buddhists-wanting-to-set-animals-free-may-have-destroyed-an-ecosystem/

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